Waarskynlikheidsleer en statistiek: terugblik en toekomsperpektief

Inaugural lecture--Dept. of Statistics, Rand Afrikaans University, 23 May 1969@@In this inaugaral lecture a very brief account of the development of Probability Theory is given. Different definitions of probability are discussed and it is pointed out that currently there is no general agreement as to what probability is. The classical and decision theory approaches in Statistics are dealt with and model building is emphasised throughout. Finally, some future developments are considered.